Clubhouse Chatter: Was there a sports-themed board or card game that kept you coming back?
What the sports staff has to say now that the games have resumed.
It was a baseball card game played with friends where we would set our lineups based on the cards we had. We'd roll dice for each at-bat. You never wanted snake eyes because that meant you hit into a game-ending triple play.
— John Radtke
Strat-O-Matic Baseball. As a kid, I played that game for hours on end. — Barry Rozner
If tabletop hockey counts, that was the one.
— Scot Gregor
Avalon Hill's Superstar Baseball. My son and I — at the time of this answer — are 60 percent done with our season. And yes, I'm keeping stats. A few that may interest you: Jimmie Foxx (.366) and has 14 HRs in 21 games, double the total of second-place players Stan Musial, Willie Mays and Roy Campanella. Willie Stargell and Derek Jeter are hitting .340, Eddie Collins and Tris Speaker .317, Tony Gwynn .312, Hank Aaron and Gabby Hartnett .304, Mays .295, Honus Wagner .287, Ron Santo .286, Nellie Fox .274, Sammy Sosa .236, Ernie Banks .229 and Frank Thomas .210. The best pitchers: Ed Walsh (1.33 ERA), Curt Schilling (1.55), Walter Johnson (2.00 ERA), and reliever Troy Percival (5-0; 2 hits allowed in 16 IP).
— John Dietz
When I was super young I loved playing All-Star Baseball — the one with the round cards and the spinner — with my brothers. Eventually, though, I became a huge fan of Strat-O-Matic Baseball.
— Kevin Schmit
It was a game called All-Pro Football. You had 11 checker-like figures for two teams (colored blue and red) and you moved them across the cardboard football field according to how the dice rolled. Loved being able to set up the checkers to form any offense or defensive configuration to try and move the football or stop the opponent. Still have the checkers from the 1970s game.
— John Leusch
Shortly after Thomas Edison invented electricity, we played Electric Football, with plastic players rattling around drunkenly on a metal vibrating field.
— Orrin Schwarz
I spent more time than I'd like to admit as a kid playing Statis-Pro Baseball and Statis-Pro Basketball. Even made up basketball player cards for my friends and I. Can you say nerd?
— John Lemon
When I was a kid, I invented a game I called Dice Baseball, using 2 dice and baseball cards. I played every day, kept stats and even yelled at my Cubs card if I rolled a 5 (pop out) with the bases loaded. I only recently threw out my old stat sheets.
— Joe Aguilar
My favorite board game still is Sports Illustrated Baseball. I have the 1970 version and also an All-Time All-Star Game. It involves charts and dice. Steve Pappas, Milt's son, was my friend. Steve had the Sports Illustrated 1971 version. Able to play a game in 7 minutes, he'd stage full seasons.
— Dave Oberhelman
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